Health Care Spending Up, Mainly Due to Rising Prices
Spending increasing despite no change or decline in utilization of most health care services
Pre-Op Physical Therapy May Cut Pulmonary Complications
Patients undergoing elective upper abdominal surgery may benefit from breathing exercise training
Hearing Loss Common Among Heart Failure Patients
But HF isn't independently tied to hearing loss after demographic, clinical characteristics accounted for
ASA: High Adherence to MIND Diet May Benefit Stroke Survivors
Following the diet is associated with a slower rate of global cognitive decline among stroke survivors
Diabetes Impacts Mortality in Breast Cancer Patients
Longer duration of DM, pre-existing CVD increased all-cause and cancer-specific mortality
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome Ups Risk of Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Following radical prostatectomy, higher BMI increases risk of recurrence for prostate cancer
ASA: Few Stroke Survivors Have Ideal Cardiovascular Health
Improved BP, cholesterol control from 1988-1994 to 2011-2014 but increases in obesity, diabetes
Heart Disease, Stroke Risk Up Even Smoking 1 Cigarette/Day
Men who smoked just one cigarette/day had 46 percent of excess relative risk of smoking 20/day
ASA: Benefits for Endovascular Tx Six to 16 Hours After Stroke
Higher percentage of patients functionally independent at 3 months with endovascular therapy
Care for Key Surgical Issues Up With ACA Medicaid Expansion
Medicaid expansion linked to increased insurance coverage, early care for uncomplicated presentation
